The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-22
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can flag in order to carry It to foreign
ports, and ho undertook to say that not
one Republican Senator would record
his vote In favor OF that bill. a.. LIf7IrE

one Republican Senator would record
bis vote In favor OF that bill. g,E
The fenator from Oregon, With all hia
solicitude for tho American merchant
marine, would not vota Tor 1t. And why
because Republican Senators did not pro.
pose 10 touch the Infamous navigation
laws or make break Ia tho solid com.
pact which they had made with tho pro.
tected industries Of tho country by tariff
Liquidation. They feared lest q crevasse
might be created In tha. long line OF pro.
tected industries which might result in q
deluge. In yesponae to Mr.. Plumb's crit.
icism Of the President for votoing the
River and Harbor bill, he reminded that
Senator that the mont virulont attacks
on that bill had como from himself
Plumb. He had fought the bill by sec.
tions and In the aggregate had ridiculed
1t, denounced 1t and yo!ed against II,
The executive had only acted In the line
] Of the Senator's argumentu. Tho Presi.
dent had In his annual message defined
| tho issue between the two great parties,
and he Voet] endorsed that mcssaee from
beginning to end. Ho was prepared TO 20
into the canvasJ upon II, md whatever
tho result might DO, he declared nov, pub.
llcly, that II the President had done moth.
Ing else than wrlte that message he had
proven himsoll to be an honest, brave, pa.
triotic man, aud worthy OF the leadership
OF any party that ever existed In tho his.
tory Of this country. Pr
MIR. Teller sovorely criticised tho Pissi.
dent for endsavoring 10
CREATE PUBLIC ALARM
in order to carry ont q pct scheme to re.
duce the tariff. Heargusd that there WAS
not so much surplus in the treasury rs
should neccaa.ass any haste or caune any
fright or alarm. ,..a =
MIR. Allison chairman Of tho Commit
tee on Appropriations) said that that COM
mittee. had reported the resolution be.
cause he believed tho conoral sentiment
to bs IN favor OF a holiday adjournment.
The House had passed tho resolution
without eyoa division. The Senate
could not promote the public intoreat by
remaining in session while the House wae
In Ito present unorganizsd condition.
There were but three ways OF getting rid
OF the surplus. Oae was tho way pre-.
sented by the Senator from Kansas, and
very good way 1t WAC. Another WAS to
Increase appropriations; and the third
was to modify tho tGx laws.
BUTLER USES THE XlNa's ENGLISH,
Mr.. Butler expressed contempt for the
disgusting spectacle which the Senate was
presenting; for the sGsctstion and hypoc.
risy exhibited to-day. There was not
Senator who did no. know tina! ell that
was eald about tho Senate remaining In
session was absolutely bosh and hypocrisy.
1t WAS the ideat, aimsiest, shalloweas n.y.
poc.isy ho had ever witnessed.
Mr.. Plumb reserted the position OF pub.
lie censor assumed by the Senator from
South Carolina. ..
Mr.. Sherman agraed with Nj. Butler
that it waa hardly worth whilo for the
Senate TO deny the House tbs usual p.iyi.
lego Of q holiday adjournment, bnt he did
not agree With him as to tho character OF
to.day's debate. On the contrary, he
eherman was very much Interested in
1t. 1t Was brought to the attention Of the
Senate some of the follies Of the Preai-
dent'a message, notably the folly Of Gu.
dsavorlng to create ecaye and alarm
about the condition OF the country, be-
cause (tortunatsly) there Vas surplus OF
S55, ,0OO 900 in the Treasury. II it were
true that there was such state of alarm
as was expressed by the President, csr-
tainly a Democratic House ought not to
adjourn over the holidays.
The question would doubtless have to
DO approached in temperate tair manner.
He therefore did not regret the speeches
made to-day on both eides Of the question.
They we're very good speeches.
Alter further discussion, the adjourn
ment resolution WAS concurred in. Yeas,
81; naye, 10. !
The Blair educational bill was taken up
Gs the unfinished business, and after an
Executive session the Senate adjourned. :.